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Immediatelypopularwhenpublishedoveracenturyandahalfago,JaneEyrehascontnnueatofindappreciativeaudiences.ThisstudentcasebookoffersauniqueinterdisciplinaryapproachtothestudyofCharlotteBronteslandmarknovel.Whileitgivesinsightfulliteraryanalysis,italsocontextualizesthenovelintermsofthehistoricalsocialissuesitconfronts.Expertcommentaryissupportedwithprimarydocumentsfromlegalandmedicaltreatises,magazinearticles,letters,essaysandfirsthandaccounts.ApersonalbiographywrittenbyElizabethGaskell,anacquaintanceofBronte,offersadetailedaccountoftheCowanBridgeSchool.whichCharlotteattendedandfictionalizedinJaneEyre.